Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Lion Meat Becomes an Appalling New Culinary Fad in the US
Before you read this, you may want to put down any food or drink, lest you lose both your appetite and respect for your fellow human beings completely. Every couple of months or so, it seems that lion meat pops … Continue reading
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Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s Say No to GMO Seafood
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and other grocery retailers representing more than 2,000 stores across the US have pledged to not sell genetically engineered seafood if it is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The Campaign for Genetically Engineered-Free Seafood, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aldi, AquaBounty, Center for Food Safety, FDA, Feature, Food & Beverage, Friends of the Earth, GE seafood, genetically engineered seafood, Genetically modified organisms, GMO, Marsh Supermarkets, PCC Natural Markets, Retail & Restaurants, salmon, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods
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Man Has 75 Percent of His Skull Replaced with a 3D-Printed Implant
Feel like you have lost your head? No problem, simply print yourself another. An unnamed man from the US was able to do just that, courtesy of Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) in Connecticut. He had his cranium scanned by a … Continue reading
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Tagged 3d printer, 3d scanner, additive manufacturing technology, biomedical, biomimicry, body, bone, Connecticut, Design for Health, FDA, green technology, opm, osteofab patient specific cranial device, oxford performance materials, patient, pekk, polymer, prosthesis, replacement, skull
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California’s GMO Food Proposition 37 Sparks Storm of Accusations over Misleading Ads
GMO photo from Shutterstock There’s something fishy going on in the Golden State, and we aren’t talking about the GMO genes being spliced into the tomatoes. On Tuesday, California voters ultimately failed to pass Proposition 37, a bill that would … Continue reading
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Tagged academy of nutrition and dietetics, California, california nurses association, DuPont, FBI, FDA, food democracy now, GMO, Green Business, jason jones, Monsanto, national academy of sciences, official voter guide, organic consumers union, Pepsi, proposition 37, Right to Know, Sacramento, Sierra Club, sustainable food, syngenta, the center for food safety, ufw, us department of justice, world health organization
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California’s GMO Food Proposition 37 Sparks Storm of Accusations over Misleading Ads
GMO photo from Shutterstock There’s something fishy going on in the Golden State, and we aren’t talking about the GMO genes being spliced into the tomatoes. On Tuesday, California voters ultimately failed to pass Proposition 37, a bill that would … Continue reading
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Tagged academy of nutrition and dietetics, California, california nurses association, DuPont, FBI, FDA, food democracy now, GMO, Green Business, jason jones, Monsanto, national academy of sciences, official voter guide, organic consumers union, Pepsi, proposition 37, Right to Know, Sacramento, Sierra Club, sustainable food, syngenta, the center for food safety, ufw, us department of justice, world health organization
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Compliance & Standards Briefing: Sugar, Ford, RoHS, WEEE, Coal Ash
A Brazilian Coca-Cola bottler has become the first customer to buy sugar cane product certified under a new sustainability standard launched by the World Wildlife Fund “This will change the sugar cane industry forever,” Kevin Ogorzalek, WWF-US programme officer, said … Continue reading
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Tagged Coal Ash, compliance, e-waste, Environmental Compliance, Executive Briefings, FDA, Food & Beverage, ford, REACH, RoHS, standards, sugar, TUV Rheinland, UTZ, WEEE
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Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Light Bulbs, Mercury, BPA, Tidal Power
Presidential candidate and member of congress Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has hit out at a federal law that requires light bulbs to be 30 percent more energy efficient starting next year. “President Bachmann will allow you to buy any light bulb … Continue reading